Category: Defense

October 1, 2008 (AFP) – Around 30 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed and 36 wounded in the latest ground and air attacks by government forces against their north Sri Lankan stronghold, the island’s defence ministry said Wednesday.Three soldiers were killed and 14 wounded in the fighting on Tuesday, the ministry said. The military says the […]

September 30, 2008 (AFP) – A Sri Lanka navy patrol destroyed two Tamil Tiger boats, killing eight rebels on board, in a clash at sea off the island’s northern Pooneryn region, the defence ministry said Tuesday. The navy did not give its own losses during the battle, which occurred late Monday.The Liberation Tigers of Tamil […]

September 30, 2008 (AFP) – Government troops have captured a runway operated by Tamil Tiger rebels inside the guerrillas’ mini-state in the north, Sri Lanka’s defence ministry said Tuesday.Tens of thousands have died on both sides of the conflict. “Troops have captured the second LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) runway, which is 500 meters […]

Sept 29, 2008 (LBO) – Staff members left behind in Tiger-controlled areas by charities after a deadline expires today will not be recognized as workers from the respective non-governmental organizations, a Sri Lankan minister said. To receive instant alerts from LBO on your Dialog mobile type ‘lbo’ and send to 678 The government has ordered […]

Sept 29, 2008 (LBO) – An explosion ripped through the Fort business district of Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo, shortly after mid-day damaging several vehicles, eyewitnesses and police said. Police said six vehicles were damaged. The bomb was believed to have gone off in a parked vehicle. At least two people had been injured. An LBO […]

COLOMBO, September 27, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lankan fighter jets on Saturday bombed a rebel base the government said was used to train suicide bombers, after at least 60 Tamil Tigers and two soldiers died in heavy fighting.Sri Lankan troops are battling to capture the northern town of Kilinochchi, where the rebel Liberation Tigers of […]

September 28, 2008 (AFP) – Clashes between Sri Lankan soldiers and rebels left 17 dead in the country’s war-ravaged north, while a suicide attack on Sunday killed one civilian, the defence ministry said. To receive instant alerts from LBO on your Dialog mobile type ‘act (space) lbo’ and send to 678 Nine people were also […]

September 27, 2008 (AFP) – At least 52 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in heavy fighting between troops and the guerrillas just outside their northern capital in Sri Lanka, the defence ministry said on Saturday. Sri Lankan troops are trying to capture the northern town of Kilinochchi, where the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) […]

COLOMBO, September 25, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lankan government forces have advanced to the outskirts of the northern Tamil Tiger rebel capital of Kilinochchi, the army chief announced Thursday. The government, which pulled out of a Norwegian-brokered ceasefire in January, wants to capture the town and deal what would be a major military and psychological […]

Sept 26, 2008 (LBO) – The European Commission has warned both sides in Sri Lanka’s ethnic conflict against human rights abuses, saying Tamil Tigers were resorting to summary executions and urging the government to ensure relief supplies to refugees. To receive instant alerts from LBO on your Dialog mobile type ‘lbo’ and send to 678 […]

September 25, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said he would not allow the Tamil Tigers to hold the Tamil people hostage, as the decades-long conflict with the rebels escalates, his office said Thursday. To receive instant alerts from LBO on your Dialog mobile type ‘lbo’ and send to 678 In an address […]

September 21, 2008 (AFP) – The United Nations said Sunday its offices in the rebel-controlled north of Sri Lanka had been looted after aid workers were evacuated last week. To receive instant alerts from LBO on your Dialog mobile type ‘act (space) lbo’ and send to 678 A statement from the UN said that it […]